Factors influencing engagement into interventions for adaptation to HIV in African American women

Guillermo Prado; José Szapocznik; Victoria B. Mitrani; Magaly H. Mauer; Lila Smith; Daniel J. Feaster

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Factors influencing engagement into interventions for adaptation to HIV in African American women

Guillermo Prado, José Szapocznik, Victoria B. Mitrani, Magaly H. Mauer, Lila Smith, Daniel J. Feaster

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Abstract

Factors that may influence engagement into a family - Ecological psychosocial intervention and a nondirective psychosocial intervention designed for HIV+ asymptomatic women were examined. Participants were 136 HIV+ African American women. Participant characteristics and therapeutic alliance were examined as possible predictors of engagement. Both participant characteristics and therapeutic alliance had some power in predicting engagement. However, fewer participant characteristics than expected were statistically significant. Statistically significant results indicate that women who had more daily hassles, more distress, more social support, and more disagreements with their spouse were more likely to engage in the intervention. The strongest predictor of engagement was therapeutic alliance, indicating the importance of the alliance between the HIV+ participant and the interventionist. The importance of these findings is discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	141-151
Number of pages	11
Journal	AIDS and Behavior
Volume	6
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015497115009
State	Published - Jun 2002

Keywords

African Americans
Engagement
HIV/AIDS
Psychosocial interventions
Therapeutic alliance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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